Factors affecting care of elderly patients among nursing staff at the Ho teaching hospital in Ghana: Implications for geriatric care policy in Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The population of the aged is increasing globally and in Ghana. In 2020, the population aged over 60 years in Ghana was 2,051,903 and this is expected to reach 2.5 million by 2025 and 6.3 million by 2050. Despite the envisaged increase in the number and life expectancy of the older population in Ghana that will require nursing care, there is a paucity of data on nursing staff knowledge and attitudes toward elderly patients in Ghana.

Objectives

This study, therefore, assessed factors affecting the care of elderly patients among nursing staff in a tertiary referral health facility in the Volta region of Ghana.

Methods

The study employed a descriptive cross-sectional design using quantitative data collection approaches. A total of 150 nurses were sampled wit

SUBMITTER: Salia SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9223345 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature